Before you start:
To configure record settings, please make sure that you have the network storage device within the network or the SD card inserted in your camera.
6.1 Configuring NAS Settings
Before you start:
The network disk should be available within the network and properly configured to store the recorded files, log files, etc.
Steps:
1. Add the network disk
(1) Enter the NAS (Network-Attached Storage) Settings interface:
Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Storage > NAS
Figure 6-1 Add Network Disk
(2) Enter the IP address of the network disk, and enter the default file.
Please refer to the User Manual of NAS for creating the file path.
(3) Click to add the network disk.
After having saved successfully, you need to reboot the camera to activate the settings.
2. Initialize the added network disk.
(1) Enter the HDD Settings interface (Advanced Configuration > Storage >
Storage Management), in which you can view the capacity, free space, status,
type and property of the disk.
Figure 6-2 Initialize Disk
(2) If the status of the disk is Uninitialized, check the corresponding checkbox to select the disk and click to start initializing the disk.
Figure 6-3 Initializing
When the initialization completed, the status of disk will become Normal.
Figure 6-4 View Disk Status
Up to 8 NAS disks can be connected to the camera.
To initialize and use the SD card after insert it to the camera, please refer to the steps of NAS disk initialization.
6.2 Configuring Recording Schedule
Purpose:
There are two kinds of recording for the cameras: manual recording and scheduled recording. For the manual recording, refer to Section 4.3 Recording and Capturing Pictures Manually. In this section, you can follow the instructions to configure the scheduled recording. By default, the record files of scheduled recording are stored in the SD card (if supported) or in the network disk.
Steps:
1. Enter the Record Schedule Settings interface:
Configuration > Advanced Configuration> Storage > Record Schedule
Figure 6-5 Recording Schedule Interface
2. Check the checkbox of Enable Record Schedule to enable scheduled recording.
3. Set the record parameters of the camera.
Figure 6-6 Record Parameters
Pre-record: The time you set to start recording before the scheduled time or the event. For example, if an alarm triggers recording at 10:00, and the pre-record time is set as 5 seconds, the camera starts to record at 9:59:55.
The Pre-record time can be configured as No Pre-record, 5 s, 10 s, 15 s, 20 s, 25 s, 30 s or not limited.
Post-record: The time you set to stop recording after the scheduled time or the event. For example, if an alarm triggered recording ends at 11:00, and the post-record time is set as 5 seconds, the camera records until 11:00:05.
The Post-record time can be configured as 5 s, 10 s, 30 s, 1 min, 2 min, 5 min or 10 min.
The record parameter configurations vary depending on the camera model.
4. Click to edit the record schedule.
Figure 6-7 Record Schedule 5. Choose the day to set the record schedule.
(1) Set all-day record or segment record:
If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox.
If you want to record in different time sections, check the Customize checkbox. Set the Start Time and End Time.
The time of each segment can’t be overlapped. Up to 4 segments can be configured.
(2) Select a Record Type. The record type can be Normal, Motion Detection, Alarm, Motion | Alarm, Motion & Alarm, PIR Alarm, Wireless Alarm, Emergency Alarm, or Motion | Alarm Input | PIR | Wireless | Emergency.
Normal
If you select Normal, the video will be recorded automatically according to the time of the schedule.
Record Triggered by Motion Detection
If you select Motion Detection, the video will be recorded when the motion is detected.
Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to set the motion detection area and check the checkbox of Trigger Channel in the Linkage Method of Motion Detection Settings interface. For detailed information, please refer to the Step 1 Set the Motion Detection Area in the Section 5.6.1.
Record Triggered by Alarm
If you select Alarm, the video will be recorded when the alarm is triggered via the external alarm input channels.
Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to set the Alarm Type and check the checkbox of Trigger Channel in the Linkage Method of Alarm Input Settings interface. For detailed information, please refer to Section 5.6.3.
Record Triggered by Motion & Alarm
If you select Motion & Alarm, the video will be recorded when the motion and alarm are triggered at the same time.
Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to configure the settings on the Motion Detection and Alarm Input Settings interfaces.
Please refer to Section 5.6.1 and Section 5.6.3 for detailed information.
Record Triggered by Motion | Alarm
If you select Motion | Alarm, the video will be recorded when the external alarm is triggered or the motion is detected.
Besides configuring the recording schedule, you have to configure the settings on the Motion Detection and Alarm Input Settings interfaces.
Please refer to Section 5.6.1 and Section 5.6.3 for detailed information.
(3) Check the checkbox and click to copy settings of this day to the whole week. You can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click .
(4) Click to save the settings and exit the Edit Record Schedule interface.
6. Click to save the settings.